name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
gula
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡjuːlə/
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General-American: /ˈɡ(j)ulə/
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homophone: gular (non-rhotic)
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rhymes with -uːlə
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CMU ARPABET: G Y UW1 L AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The upper front of the neck, next to the chin; the upper throat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A plate which in most insects supports the submentum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
Meaning 4
A capping moulding; a cymatium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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noun
Meaning 5
eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: gluttony, overeating
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Broader terms: mortal sin, deadly sin
noun
Meaning 6
the Babylonian goddess of healing and consort of Ninurta
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Semitic deity
History
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin gula (“throat, gullet”).